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Most Effective Basins Funding Allocations Rationale May 27, 2021

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Program Office Most Effective Basins Funding

In the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Appropriations Conference Report, an increase to the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Budget was provided for “state-based implementation in the most effective basins.” This is an increase of $1.25 million over the FY 2020 appropriation of $6 million. This document describes the methodology EPA followed to establish the most effective use of these funds and the best locations for these practices to be implemented to make the greatest progress toward achieving standards in the Chesapeake Bay. EPA will use the same methodology and funding allocation that was used in FY 2020 for the original $6 million allocation. A funding addendum for the additional $1.25 million follows this existing rationale and methodology.

The most effective basins to reduce the effects of excess nutrient loading to the Bay were determined considering two factors: cost effectiveness and load effectiveness. Cost effectiveness was considered as a factor to assure these additional funds result in state-based implementation of practices that achieve the greatest benefit to water quality overall. It was evaluated by looking at what the jurisdictions have reported in their Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) as the focus of their upcoming efforts, and by looking at the average cost per pound of reduction for best management practice (BMP) implementation by sector.

Past analyses of cost per pound of reduction have shown that reducing is less costly by far than reducing phosphorus1. Based on that fact, EPA determined that the focus of this evaluation would be to target nitrogen reductions in the watershed. Evaluating the load reduction targets in all the jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs shows that the agricultural sector is targeted for 86 percent of the overall reductions identified to meet the 2025 targets collectively set by the jurisdictions. This means that most of the BMPs to be implemented in the watershed in the coming years are focused on the agricultural sector.

On average, BMPs placed in the agricultural sector have been identified as the most cost effective BMPs. Data collected on BMP cost efficiency show the average cost per pound of nitrogen reduction for agricultural BMPs is approximately $24. This is much more cost-effective than the practices of restoration, shoreline erosion and sedimentation control that have been shown to cost about $354 per pound. Comparatively, the average cost of urban BMPs is roughly $2,259 per pound of nitrogen reduction, nearly 100 times that for . Based on this information, agricultural BMPs for reduction of nitrogen are the most cost effective to implement.

1 The information, largely collected over a 15-year period by the Chesapeake Bay Program Office for use in the Partnership’s Watershed Models, includes 1) the cost per unit of Best Management Practices (BMP), for over 200 BMPs, from contracted economists, and 2) the effectiveness of each BMP (the pounds of nutrients and reduced per unit of BMP), mostly from “Expert Panels” made up of academics, agronomists, and practitioners working in the source sectors, including agriculture. The estimates of nutrient loads reduced to the Chesapeake Bay are from the 6th-generation Chesapeake Bay Program Watershed Model [Chesapeake Bay Program, 2017. Chesapeake Assessment and Scenario Tool (CAST) Version 2017d. Chesapeake Bay Program Office, last accessed April 2020]. 1

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Load effectiveness2 is a measure of the ability of management practices implemented in a given area (basin) to have a positive effect on dissolved oxygen in the Bay. Load effectiveness is the combination of three factors: land to water, delivery, and dissolved oxygen response. Each of these factors is described below.

The land to water factor represents how nitrogen applied to the land moves through the soil and is transported to the water. It is a measure of the natural propensity of the landscape to deliver nitrogen to waterways. In the phase 6 model, this factor considers groundwater recharge rates, average available water capacity, and the fraction of land in the piedmont carbonate hydrogeomorphological region by basin to determine the average nitrogen load expected to reach the local and rivers. An area with a land-to-water factor of 1 will deliver twice as much nitrogen as an area with a land-to-water factor of 0.5, all else being equal. The land to water factor does not consider land management, which is a separate analysis of available reductions.

The delivery factor is an estimate of the fraction of load reaching a stream, in a given basin, that will eventually make it to tidal waters. In the phase 6 model, it is calculated as a combination of stream and river factors. Stream factors generally apply to streams and included in the National Hydrography Dataset that have an average annual flow less than 100 cubic feet per second and are calculated empirically using the USGS’s SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regression On Watershed attributes) model. River factors apply to rivers and reservoirs with an annual flow greater than 100 cubic feet per second and are simulated by the CBP’s Phase 6 dynamic model using HSPF (Hydrologic Simulation Program - Fortran).

The final factor is a measure of the Bay’s dissolved oxygen response to nutrient loads from different areas of the watershed. It is based on estuarine circulation patterns and biogeochemical transformations. In the 2017 estuarine Water Quality and Sediment Transport Model (this is the official title of the model used to evaluate dissolved oxygen response to nutrient input throughout the Bay), the oxygen response factor is calculated as the impact of a unit nitrogen load reduction on the critical segments or segments of the Bay. The critical segments were defined in the 2010 Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (Bay TMDL) as the set of segments where, if dissolved oxygen criteria are met, the remaining segments of the Bay will all meet their dissolved oxygen goals. These critical segments are the estuarine monitoring segments CB3MH, CB4MH, CB5MH, and POTMH for deep water and CB3MH, CB4MH, and CB5MH for deep channel. Each area of the watershed (basins) has a different effect on these critical segments. As an example, the , located at the northern end of the Bay, has a greater effect on the dissolved oxygen in the deep water/deep channel area of the Bay than the James River, which is in the lower portion of the Bay. Nitrogen from the Susquehanna has a relatively long residence time in the Bay and must pass through the critical monitoring segments, while much of the nitrogen from the James passes out to the ocean through the Bay mouth.

In order to evaluate the load effectiveness for a given basin, the phase 6 modeling suite was used to simulate the effect of nitrogen loading from agricultural lands in each identified basin. This evaluation included both the watershed model and the estuarine model. Through this evaluation a value of load effectiveness was assigned to each basin. This information was then used to

2 Load effectiveness is the same measure known as relative effectiveness used to calculate allocations as described in Section 6.3 of the 2010 Bay TMDL. It was also used to calculate Phase WIP III nitrogen planning targets in 2017. 2

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determine which basins are the most effective at reducing the impact of nitrogen to the critical Bay segments identified in the previous paragraph.

Funding Allocation Methodology

EPA will provide the most effective basins funding for nitrogen reduction from the most cost- effective BMPs in the agricultural sector to the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions that have committed to reducing the agricultural contribution of nitrogen in their Phase III WIPs, i.e. , , , , , and . The District of Columbia does not have an agricultural commitment through 2025. Using the state Phase III WIPs, EPA identified each state’s nitrogen reduction commitment between now and 2025. The total load of these obligations to reduce nitrogen from Agriculture was added and then a percentage for each of those jurisdictions was determined. The $6 million Most Effective Basins (MEB) money will be allocated using the individual percentages for those jurisdictions to complete implementation work in the most effective basins identified within their boundaries. Table 1 shows, by jurisdiction, the percentage of agricultural sector implementation proposed in each WIP and the resulting MEB funding allocation.

Table 1 Percentage of Agricultural Sector Implementation Proposed in Each WIP and the Resulting MEB Funding Allocation

Phase III WIP Ag Percent of Total MEB Funding Jurisdiction Nitrogen Commitment Nitrogen Commitment Allocations ($) (million pounds) Proposed DC 0.0 0.00% - DE 2.2 6.08% $ 364,540 MD 4.2 11.60% $ 695,940 NY 0.5 1.33% $ 79,536 PA 22.3 61.59% $ 3,695,112 VA 6.7 18.50% $ 1,110,191 WV 0.3 0.91% $ 54,681 Totals 36.2 100.00% $ 6,000,000

Determining the best locations for use of the additional funding for MEB comes from the rigorous evaluation that has been explained above. The charge given by Congress was to spend this money in the most effective basins. The questions to be answered are, what size basins provide the best and most targeted use of these funds to get the maximum load reduction possible? Where are the most effective basins located?

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Basins can be delineated in many shapes and sizes. For this evaluation, three different shape/size combinations were evaluated: Minor Basins, Hydrologic Unit Code3 (HUC) size 8 (HUC8), and River Segments. Two additional hybrid options, one from the Minor Basins, and one from the River Segments were created to place jurisdictional boundary lines over top of the Minor Basins and River Segments.

There are 25 Minor Basins in the watershed, typically ranging in size from 680 square miles to 3,280 square miles. The basin sizes resulting from this method of segmentation vary greatly. An example of a Minor Basin is the Lower Potomac which covers approximately 2,580 square miles. These are very large tracts of land and may represent extremely varied land uses.

At the HUC 8 scale, there are 53 basins that typically range in size from 810 square miles to 1,580 square miles. The basins are much more homogenous in size compared to the Minor Basin scale mentioned above. Although this segmentation is more homogenous, it still represents extremely varied land use within a basin.

The third option is to divide the watershed by River Segments. The Phase 6 CBP Watershed Model divides the Chesapeake Bay watershed into 979 land-river segments, typically ranging from 10 to 100 square miles. These land-river segments were provided with attributes, including the name of the river. Segments with the same river name were combined to form 311 named rivers with a typical range of 70 to 250 square miles. Most named rivers are nested within river basins of different sizes. For example, Bobs Creek (170 square miles) is also part of the (3,400 square miles) and Susquehanna River (27,500 square miles) but for this analysis carries the name attribute for Bobs Creek only. Segments designated as ‘Juniata’ are just the 770 square miles of river basin that are not part of any smaller system. This provides a much finer resolution scale and will have less varied land use in a basin.

Finally, there are two different options to account for jurisdiction boundaries. These hybrid options were developed to overlay those boundaries over the Minor Basins and River Segments identified above. The 26 Minor Basins, divided further by jurisdictional boundaries, result in 43 State Minor Basin Segments, with a typical size of 270 square miles to 1600 square miles. Using the example of the Lower Potomac, there are now four divisions of this minor basin when segmenting by jurisdiction. These are the DC Lower Potomac – 60 square miles, MD Lower Potomac – 1040 square miles, and VA Lower Potomac – 1480 square miles. The 311 named River Segments, divided further by jurisdictional boundaries, result in 383 State-River Segments, with a typical size-range of 50 to 200 square miles. Each State-River Segment may be comprised of several land-river segments. This further division of the State River Basins is the same as described with the State Minor Basins.

3 Hydrologic Unit Code: The is divided and sub-divided into successively smaller hydrologic units. These hydrologic units are also known as watersheds. Each hydrologic unit is identified by a unique hydrologic unit code (HUC) consisting of two to twelve digits. The two-digit HUCs represent very large watersheds and each additional set of digits added decreases the size of the watershed. This division of watersheds is created using the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). The NHD represents the nation’s drainage networks and related features, including rivers, streams, , , ponds, glaciers, coastlines, dams, and stream gages.

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Based on our analysis, EPA has determined that the most appropriate scale or segmentation to be used in this allocation is the hybrid State-River segment scale. All the segmentation options were evaluated. The smaller scale provided much more focus than the larger scale segmentation which dampened the effectiveness of the smaller areas. This scale provides focus for the funds to be used in the most effective areas of the watershed. Each basin identified as being the most effective in each jurisdiction (except DC) has agricultural loading available to be reduced. This scale provides direction to the jurisdictions on where to target the funds they receive to most accurately reflect the intent of Congress in allocating this funding.

Table 2 shows the effect of nitrogen to the critical Bay segments as a ratio of pounds delivered to dissolved oxygen response for each of the 383 river segment basins identified. The basins are shown in order of load effectiveness. The table also shows the amount of nitrogen reduced in that basin to date based on reporting by jurisdictions, remaining nitrogen load to be reduced in those basins (from modeling runs), and the size of the basin. At an average cost of $24 per pound of reduction of nitrogen, $6 million for implementation of BMPs in the MEBs should result in approximately 250,000 pounds of nitrogen reduction overall.

Table 2 State-River Basins Total Nitrogen Reduction Effectiveness

Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers TN TN Reductions TN Load Watershed Effectiveness Made to Date Remaining Size (sq. to Reduce mi.) 1 PA York Indian Rock Dam 23.68 61,902 146,262 21 2 PA Black Creek 18.97 25,791 35,771 62 3 PA Safe Harbor Dam 18.83 204,305 588,214 114 4 PA 18.27 93,500 128,727 66 5 PA Little 17.67 48,278 958,873 99 6 PA 17.08 577,976 1,677,039 126 7 PA Conestoga Creek 16.74 1,211,181 2,398,215 278 8 PA 16.09 532,383 1,566,291 155 9 PA 15.55 51,332 174,706 25 10 PA 15.42 26,410 225,173 153 11 PA Mill Creek 15.30 257,922 567,029 56 12 PA 15.26 46,045 207,612 137 13 PA Codorus Creek West 15.16 62,477 231,494 50 Branch 14 PA 15.12 27,464 268,063 157 15 PA 15.04 81,446 133,673 112 16 MD 14.95 36,437 14,306 58 17 PA Swatara Creek 14.89 338,065 1,175,692 396 18 PA Roaring Creek 14.88 45,104 273,458 88 19 PA 14.74 158,208 667,328 165 20 MD Little Pipe Creek 14.74 376,138 373,636 83 21 PA 14.72 380,549 1,695,306 176 22 WV Stony River 14.51 2,871 7,492 10 23 MD Deer Creek 14.46 365,240 318,288 146 24 PA Alvin R. Bush Dam 14.28 0 8,445 95 25 PA 14.18 3,481 3,730 72

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26 PA Middle Creek 14.12 88,346 531,795 177 27 PA 14.04 396,640 863,378 140 28 PA 13.96 16,688 53,902 46 29 PA Buffalo Creek 13.95 100,621 646,554 207 30 PA Tuscarora Creek 13.93 69,253 462,526 224 31 WV Mt. Storm Power 13.92 26,735 29,033 49 Station Dam/StoRiver Dam 32 PA 13.91 31,081 60,953 89 33 PA 13.87 198,475 279,375 116 34 MD Bloomington/Jennings 13.67 16,613 13,577 63 Randolph 35 PA Codorus Creek South 13.63 110,728 557,735 117 Branch 36 PA Wills Creek 13.31 60,261 182,765 193 37 PA Fishing Creek 13.31 110,550 524,137 271 38 PA Juniata River 13.28 273,870 1,515,659 767 39 MD 13.17 889 1,586 2 40 MD Dam 13.10 16,899 13,120 56 41 PA Susquehanna River 13.00 1,779,003 3,192,843 2262 42 VA Lower Eastern Shore 12.94 39,615 1,061,219 219 Tidal Drainage 43 PA Sherman Creek 12.93 25,590 555,339 276 44 PA Beech Creek 12.85 13,207 30,993 171 45 MD Susquehanna River 12.84 31,675 22,694 28 46 MD Octoraro Creek 12.81 67,668 74,899 35 47 MD North 12.79 65,442 56,592 157 Branch 48 PA 12.74 230,978 818,304 377 49 PA 12.71 6,121 77,659 47 50 PA 12.61 123,379 236,792 204 51 PA Bald Eagle Creek 12.57 158,173 466,129 383 52 PA 12.50 3,296 9,020 45 53 PA Susquehanna River 12.47 530,919 1,344,251 1745 West Branch 54 MD Muddy Creek 12.42 2,459 2,015 2 55 PA 12.30 41,630 52,173 274 56 MD 12.25 303,530 253,128 89 57 PA 12.21 146,452 421,101 112 58 PA George B. Stevenson 12.15 1,412 450 27 Dam 59 MD Conowingo Dam 12.15 17,437 23,123 23 60 WV Potomac River North 12.09 41,441 69,784 162 Branch 61 WV Bloomington/Jennings 11.99 11,194 40,474 81 Randolph 62 MD 11.98 1,416,466 994,573 448 63 PA Muddy Creek 11.96 106,078 722,807 137 64 PA 11.90 1,443 58,257 73 65 PA Warrior Ridge Dam 11.80 2,986 112,785 78 66 PA Broad Creek 11.76 432 2,004 1

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67 VA 11.73 2,511 90,393 24 68 PA Cush Creek 11.69 92,351 503,905 191 69 MD Broad Creek 11.68 104,482 74,690 40 70 MD Big Pipe Creek 11.66 367,135 343,324 109 71 PA Holtwood Dam 11.57 21,654 200,609 50 72 PA Huntington Creek 11.55 46,641 104,308 114 73 PA Bennett Branch 11.53 26,423 23,825 377 74 PA Big Elk Creek 11.49 193,113 221,542 42 75 PA 11.47 1,525 915 2 76 MD Wills Creek 11.33 12,976 12,429 61 77 PA Foster Joseph Sayers 11.30 48,056 75,597 73 Dam 78 PA 11.20 76,906 897,472 198 West Branch 79 PA 11.20 314,470 1,661,064 458 80 MD Savage River 11.04 23,441 18,192 60 81 PA 10.99 126,155 90,982 115 82 PA 10.92 43,333 627,090 343 83 DE Lower Eastern Shore 10.90 120,069 1,755,470 232 Tidal Drainage 84 PA Wallis Run 10.85 6,158 11,906 37 85 PA 10.81 154,045 433,301 220 86 NY Owego Creek 10.71 17,060 9,993 13 87 PA 10.67 13,113 560,798 77 88 DE 10.66 148,268 855,359 91 89 PA Texas Creek 10.66 56,953 68,235 180 90 PA Conowingo Dam 10.53 129,767 740,186 102 91 PA Driftwood Branch 10.50 27,606 5,531 95 92 PA Creek 10.48 30,320 275,089 284 93 PA 10.39 47,809 36,603 120 94 PA Branch Creek 10.37 51,737 142,557 46 95 PA Conococheague Creek 10.32 314,392 1,389,674 304 96 PA 10.29 217,107 176,504 220 97 PA 10.20 51,432 129,436 377 98 MD Middle Western Shore 10.17 10,183 4,162 118 Tidal Drainage 99 PA Tonoloway Creek 10.16 50,029 166,599 112 100 MD Little Conococheague 10.15 28,452 39,835 17 Creek 101 MD Big Elk Creek 10.13 8,036 7,113 11 102 PA Curwensville Dam 10.13 13,911 12,193 53 103 VA Great Wicomico River 10.11 40,220 319,215 128 104 MD Potomac River 10.05 449,440 408,844 373 105 PA Kettle Creek 10.02 8,585 24,465 152 106 MD Licking Creek 10.00 10,841 17,510 27 107 PA 9.97 571,578 1,249,196 510 108 WV Back Creek 9.88 28,321 37,982 106 109 WV 9.86 36,140 35,480 125 110 PA 9.83 77,022 104,254 273 111 MD 9.82 107,637 40,685 58 112 MD Great Seneca Creek 9.72 218,779 74,265 102

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113 MD Conococheague Creek 9.70 140,601 185,077 66 114 PA Sinnemahoning Creek 9.70 15,003 30,041 240 First Fork 115 MD East 9.68 9,399 16,033 8 Branch 116 PA Juniata River 9.60 0 765,109 396 Frankstown Branch 117 MD Nanticoke River 9.60 54,749 98,337 20 118 DE Middle Eastern Shore 9.59 46,949 84,606 19 Tidal Drainage 119 PA 9.51 50,485 100,395 129 120 PA Licking Creek 9.45 61,719 273,960 186 121 NY Tioughnioga Creek 9.44 219,652 194,575 193 122 PA Potomac River 9.36 3,427 9,037 3 123 MD Upper Western Shore 9.33 117,073 63,446 141 Tidal Drainage 124 PA Creek 9.27 168,028 233,048 146 125 NY West 9.26 194,940 122,231 104 Branch 126 MD Middle Eastern Shore 9.17 727,899 1,360,534 348 Tidal Drainage 127 MD Lower Western Shore 9.13 109,064 95,831 275 Tidal Drainage 128 VA Lower Potomac Tidal 9.01 115,946 245,811 470 Drainage 129 NY Catatonk Creek 8.89 124,130 65,134 151 130 MD Marsh Creek 8.89 26,282 30,147 11 131 MD Antietam Creek 8.88 344,576 396,687 178 132 PA Little Northeast Creek 8.81 12,302 52,465 8 133 WV 8.80 40,673 107,511 206 134 DE Deep Creek 8.79 22,043 201,441 30 135 PA Raystown Dam 8.65 8,739 117,186 209 136 NY Owego Creek East 8.62 97,338 50,981 101 Branch 137 WV 8.59 9,067 6,527 61 138 NY Tioughnioga River 8.57 255,073 143,779 208 139 VA Sleepy Creek 8.51 2,275 7,081 20 140 PA Pine Creek 8.50 72,883 108,600 599 141 MD Georges Creek 8.41 16,542 14,853 75 142 MD Middle 8.36 147,889 63,635 58 143 MD Lower Patuxent Tidal 8.35 161,360 249,545 300 Drainage 144 NY 8.35 83,706 49,825 114 145 PA 8.31 109,822 123,735 393 146 WV Potomac River South 8.28 133,491 354,159 543 Branch 147 PA 8.27 26,792 26,281 123 148 MD Seneca Creek 8.27 53,747 45,260 27 149 PA 8.25 18,817 71,286 82 150 MD Marsh Run 8.21 35,243 50,360 21 151 PA Little Tonoloway Creek 8.21 1,163 6,753 10

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152 MD Little Northeast Creek 8.20 74,378 114,128 48 153 MD Lower Potomac Tidal 8.14 175,353 322,409 428 Drainage 154 NY Owego Creek West 8.14 55,094 35,692 77 Branch 155 WV 8.14 238,367 181,072 192 156 VA South Branch Potomac 8.06 4,536 52,405 59 157 WV Potomac River 8.05 203,834 195,032 320 158 MD Evitts Creek 8.01 5,679 5,001 31 159 MD 8.01 169,481 419,663 108 160 NY 8.00 615,303 397,355 614 161 NY Susquehanna River 7.99 707,343 391,978 890 162 PA Bobs Creek 7.98 60,716 199,671 172 163 VA Potomac River 7.98 136,273 51,586 351 164 PA Marsh Creek 7.97 161,156 336,360 161 165 MD 7.95 12,255 22,809 26 166 PA Antietam Creek East 7.94 69,242 293,867 86 Branch 167 VA Potomac River South 7.89 673 4,032 38 Branch North Fork 168 MD Conococheague Creek 7.83 15 19 0 West Branch 169 MD 7.80 245,367 456,117 119 170 MD Gunpowder Falls 7.79 174,116 170,752 175 171 PA 7.78 96,580 38,490 348 172 MD Loch Raven Dam 7.78 6,006 3,112 31 173 PA Seeley Creek 7.65 69,814 70,691 88 174 PA 7.61 6,721 25,772 25 175 PA Little Conococheague 7.60 0 182 1 Creek 176 PA Antietam Creek 7.56 20,184 119,322 20 177 MD Little Tonoloway Creek 7.52 5,695 9,651 15 178 PA Sugar Creek 7.47 195,384 187,338 190 179 PA Fifteen Mile Creek 7.47 1,554 4,487 12 180 NY Seeley Creek 7.46 19,713 34,360 58 181 NY Tuscarora Creek North 7.45 45,757 155,057 128 Branch 182 NY Cayuta Creek 7.45 30,769 46,594 140 183 MD 7.44 134,258 88,841 68 184 MD Catoctin Creek 7.41 223,108 195,936 120 185 WV Lost River 7.40 55,371 169,673 414 186 PA Monocacy River 7.38 39,819 63,745 67 187 WV Reeds Creek 7.36 5,984 10,202 65 188 MD 7.33 10,313 1,663 65 189 MD Lower Eastern Shore 7.29 1,005,871 1,029,449 454 Tidal Drainage 190 MD 7.29 88,059 123,150 35 191 VA South 7.29 159,004 808,416 618 Fork 192 MD North East Branch 7.25 18,708 4,184 75 River

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193 MD Fifteen Mile Creek 7.25 2,848 2,712 50 194 PA 7.21 56,918 51,916 130 195 MD Town Creek 7.21 9,572 13,485 68 196 MD Sideling Hill Creek 7.20 5,034 6,397 24 197 MD Western Run 7.14 129,304 156,357 118 198 MD 7.06 186,374 99,619 204 199 VA Opequon Creek 7.06 99,599 112,996 151 200 PA Pine Creek West Branch 7.02 1,416 5,914 72 201 NY Wylie Creek 7.01 16,178 9,451 25 202 NY Sangerfield River 7.01 61,100 53,664 62 203 MD Upper Eastern Shore 7.00 1,399,789 2,141,323 748 Tidal Drainage 204 DE Upper Eastern Shore 6.98 85,776 116,003 36 Tidal Drainage 205 MD 6.97 8,354 563 70 206 WV Potomac River South 6.96 31,722 64,493 212 Branch North Fork 207 PA West Creek 6.92 37,797 12,340 150 208 VA North River 6.91 53,152 147,644 53 209 DE Nanticoke River Gravelly 6.91 24,161 237,596 42 fork 210 WV South Branch Potomac 6.90 66,072 117,770 208 211 WV Shenandoah River North 6.84 1,722 6,648 17 Fork 212 PA 6.84 157,063 150,744 195 213 NY Canasawacta Creek 6.81 40,346 21,045 62 214 VA Catoctin Creek South 6.78 87,306 63,189 93 Fork 215 MD Clark Run 6.75 6,137 7,061 15 216 VA Shenandoah River North 6.73 258,286 1,163,759 860 Fork 217 WV Shenandoah River 6.73 37,213 21,016 103 218 PA Yellow Creek 6.72 63,528 193,642 96 219 PA Juniata River Raystown 6.70 103,288 343,802 461 Branch 220 VA Shenandoah River 6.70 0 0 249 221 PA Town Creek 6.66 10,673 33,252 89 222 MD Tuckahoe River 6.60 264,453 516,118 150 223 MD Chester River Unicorn 6.59 34,564 60,501 20 Branch 224 PA 6.55 59,853 55,949 92 225 VA Lower Rappahannock 6.54 176,465 642,853 493 Tidal Drainage 226 PA Upper Eastern Shore 6.53 22,614 40,371 12 Tidal Drainage 227 NY Kelsie Creek 6.49 35,766 19,487 42 228 PA Tunkhannock Creek 6.44 209,173 126,568 343 229 WV Seneca Creek 6.43 5,731 10,708 68 230 VA 6.38 2,700 1,571 90 231 MD 6.37 4,954 8,607 21 232 NY 6.28 64,220 50,096 109

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233 NY Genegantslet Creek 6.25 49,924 24,629 105 234 MD Bynum Run 6.14 39,297 8,226 23 235 MD Pocomoke River 6.13 811,132 666,824 301 236 MD St Marys River 6.11 3,794 4,070 25 237 WV 6.09 41,686 102,374 282 238 PA Sinnemahoning Portage 6.03 6,570 2,884 73 Creek 239 PA Tunkhannock Creek East 5.93 38,169 24,229 70 Branch 240 VA Cat Point Creek 5.91 18,377 108,635 72 241 NY Bennetts Creek 5.91 14,328 56,888 96 242 MD Rock Creek 5.90 15,261 1,163 61 243 NY Charlotte Creek 5.89 115,113 43,073 176 244 NY 5.87 96,873 58,767 147 245 NY 5.86 72,638 247,156 328 246 VA 5.78 17,797 63,157 53 247 NY Chemung River 5.75 90,000 125,524 369 248 MD Little Patuxent River 5.75 58,447 15,975 102 249 NY Whitney Point Dam 5.73 89,059 47,047 110 250 WV Potomac River South 5.68 37,894 84,644 278 Branch South Fork 251 MD Piscataway Creek 5.63 27,542 4,947 62 252 NY 5.62 54,143 42,881 119 253 VA Cedar Creek 5.59 24,179 67,255 157 254 VA Potomac River South 5.53 163 1,912 11 Branch South Fork 255 MD Conewago Creek 5.52 4,001 6,035 5 256 MD Zekiah Swamp Run 5.50 29,360 32,784 93 257 MD Chicamacomico River 5.42 84,008 226,226 86 258 VA Back Creek 5.41 28,699 60,176 309 259 MD St Clement Creek 5.34 12,538 13,543 18 260 VA Goose Creek 5.26 222,037 193,078 386 261 NY Tioga River 5.23 15,510 38,517 76 262 VA Rapidian River 5.22 395,824 487,262 499 263 MD Dividing Creek 5.20 60,364 70,695 60 264 PA Tioga River 5.17 83,819 76,410 252 265 NY Cherry Valley Creek 5.11 34,917 27,203 92 266 MD McIntosh Run 5.09 8,622 11,027 29 267 NY Butternut Creek 5.03 64,406 53,186 130 268 DE Chester River Andover 4.98 34,804 52,123 41 Branch 269 PA Hammond Dam 4.97 42,875 42,272 107 270 VA Rappahannock River 4.96 513,157 767,606 965 271 NY 4.92 137,217 500,995 604 272 NY East Sidney Dam 4.86 1,034 246 4 273 MD Patuxent River 4.84 119,157 91,986 176 274 VA 4.83 165,210 470,018 399 275 PA Gunpowder Falls 4.81 3,531 10,762 4 276 VA Blacks Run 4.80 51,962 99,658 44 277 PA 4.79 71,186 83,537 200

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278 MD Chester River Andover 4.76 77,191 109,083 56 Branch 279 NY 4.75 66,663 18,015 106 280 DE Choptank River 4.68 52,775 128,072 82 281 NY 4.58 198,601 165,509 338 282 VA Dry River 4.56 86,162 341,750 323 283 PA Evitts Creek 4.54 6,582 20,681 63 284 NY Cowanesque River 4.34 16,511 56,810 82 285 MD Patuxent River Western 4.34 53,669 10,109 111 Branch 286 DE Marshyhope Creek 4.25 55,691 248,603 97 287 MD Gilbert Swamp Run 4.24 15,505 22,582 43 288 MD Creek 4.22 14,348 6,568 56 289 PA 4.22 3,207 3,270 83 290 VA 4.18 197 162 27 291 NY Cowanesque Dam 4.10 388 1,642 2 292 PA Cowanesque Dam 4.10 3,641 2,946 16 293 VA Hazel River 4.00 81,882 87,769 194 294 MD Wicomico River 3.99 75,213 40,944 36 295 VA 3.92 87,999 198,399 353 296 VA Bull Run 3.92 51,025 13,427 195 297 VA Robinson River 3.88 89,756 135,110 194 298 VA Lower York Tidal 3.80 113,591 240,717 433 Drainage 299 NY Wharton Creek 3.76 43,836 40,104 93 300 PA Tioga Dam 3.71 28,496 26,447 96 301 NY 3.70 41,934 42,426 102 302 DE Wicomico River 3.67 927 3,707 2 303 DE Pocomoke River 3.50 10,411 86,207 35 304 VA Occoquan Main Dam 3.49 383 278 35 305 VA 3.44 28,641 15,228 64 306 MD 3.35 11 12 30 307 PA Murburg Dam 3.34 7,767 18,106 24 308 VA Mattaponi Tidal 3.26 40,827 108,793 91 Drainage 309 VA Pamunkey Tidal 3.26 40,101 68,316 85 Drainage 310 MD Marumsco Creek 3.25 6,348 30,663 13 311 MD Nanjemoy Creek 3.24 956 1,131 15 312 VA Pamunkey River 3.13 92 39,653 261 313 VA Owens Creek 3.12 8,696 26,558 58 314 VA Cedar Run 3.09 57,223 90,662 225 315 VA 3.08 2 1 44 316 VA Thornton River 2.96 33,633 41,349 157 317 PA Prettyboy Dam 2.89 996 8,644 7 318 MD Lake Murburg Dam 2.86 94 109 0 319 VA Little Creek 2.46 0 0 4 320 MD Whitemarsh Run 2.32 1,223 225 16 321 MD Rocky Gorge Dam 2.23 25,127 12,450 54 322 VA T. Nelson Elliott Dam 2.19 13,201 15,106 74 323 MD Prettyboy Dam 2.17 31,929 32,156 73

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324 VA Mattaponi River 2.07 2,481 55,167 402 325 NY Dam 2.06 22,722 23,316 93 326 VA Totopotomoy Creek 1.96 6,774 18,348 30 327 VA 1.86 1,750 1,004 56 328 VA Piankatank River 1.69 12,942 68,110 137 329 MD 1.53 572 32 26 330 VA James Tidal 1.51 344,723 408,361 845 Drainage 331 VA Wreck Island Creek 1.38 5,168 39,609 58 332 VA South Anna River 1.36 88,028 138,723 466 333 MD Brighton Dam 1.35 18,556 10,555 44 334 VA North Anna River 1.34 15,346 32,538 134 335 VA Piney River 1.32 8,041 30,449 92 336 VA Maracossic Creek 1.31 0 58,324 137 337 VA Hardware River 1.23 36,617 45,252 138 338 VA Rockfish River 1.19 8,091 21,173 155 339 VA Rivanna River South 1.19 22,515 21,039 120 Fork 340 VA South Rivanna Dam 1.17 14,784 14,970 52 341 VA Rivanna River 1.17 59,887 65,142 324 342 VA James River 1.14 257,702 606,166 2232 343 VA Rivanna River North 1.12 46,800 36,965 177 Fork 344 VA Cowpasture River 1.09 14,852 30,125 354 345 VA Tye River 1.06 6,323 26,423 106 346 VA Bullpasture River 0.99 6,528 24,566 110 347 VA Rockfish River North 0.99 4,337 14,218 93 Fork 348 VA Buffalo River 0.98 16,719 53,474 219 349 WV Dunlap Creek 0.98 4,038 6,309 30 350 VA Buffalo Creek 0.97 14,313 52,097 134 351 VA Catawba Creek 0.94 9,466 34,399 115 352 VA Craig Creek 0.94 8,163 29,760 267 353 VA Dunlap Creek 0.93 0 7,022 138 354 VA Willis River 0.90 34,916 86,287 278 355 VA Maury River 0.88 36,789 149,859 444 356 VA Deep Creek 0.84 19,942 12,904 81 357 VA Mechums River 0.83 23,180 16,701 95 358 VA Chickahominy River 0.81 0 0 47 Reservoir 359 VA Flat Creek 0.81 36,007 79,897 141 360 VA Chickahominy River 0.75 56,644 60,875 341 361 VA Little River 0.73 9,711 18,699 118 362 VA George F. Brasfield Dam 0.73 5,912 37,023 193 363 VA Potts Creek 0.69 1,109 7,994 129 364 VA Slate River 0.67 0 40,129 245 365 VA Appomattox River 0.66 94,654 161,949 718 366 VA Bushy River 0.60 15,588 12,848 155 367 VA Johns Creek 0.59 1,574 4,142 105 368 VA Po river 0.57 11,616 19,262 256 369 VA Calfpasture River 0.57 3,164 12,698 141

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370 WV Potts Creek 0.55 2,572 251 44 371 VA Jackson River 0.53 4,320 24,662 267 372 VA West Creek 0.51 11,326 66,521 205 373 VA Diascund Creek 0.49 3,006 1,027 44 Reservoir 374 VA Gathright Dam 0.49 16 106 46 375 VA North Anna Dam 0.47 28,809 32,696 342 376 VA Swift Creek 0.44 7,804 7,728 181 377 VA Western Branch Dam 0.40 18,447 23,515 64 378 VA Lake Mead Dam 0.37 12,270 19,892 64 379 DC Anacostia River 0.00 0 0 18 380 DC Bull Run 0.00 0 0 20 381 DC Potomac River 0.00 0 0 14 382 DC Rock Creek 0.00 0 0 10 383 MD Liberty Dam 0.00 0 6,471 164

In FY 2021, an additional $1.25 million was appropriated for “state-based implementation in the most effective basins.” EPA and the Chesapeake Bay Partnership have renewed their commitment and focus on inclusion and equity with regard to historically underrepresented communities, including communities of color and communities of lower socioeconomic status. EPA is focusing this additional funding allocation on those areas that have been identified as being most effective for improving water quality while targeting underrepresented communities. The allocation for this funding will follow the same funding allocation used for the Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grants (CBIG). The CBIG allocation formula awards funds to the seven jurisdictional partners in the following manner: a 20% share goes to MD, PA, and VA, a 10% share goes to DC, DE, NY, and WV. The following table shows the breakdown for this $1.25 million appropriation.

Table 3 MEB Allocation by state for the $1.25 million appropriation

CBIG Percentage Jurisdiction Split MEB allocation DC 10% 125,000 DE 10% 125,000 MD 20% 250,000 NY 10% 125,000 PA 20% 250,000 VA 20% 250,000 WV 10% 125,000 Totals 100% 1,250,000

The selection of MEBs for this funding allocation of 1.25 million dollars will look at two factors: underrepresented communities and load effectiveness. Underrepresented communities will be identified based on demographic metrics from the American Community Survey which are available on the EPA Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool. Low income is defined as ratio of income to cost of living that is less than two. Data is presented as a census block group with a percentage of population that is low income >=50%. Communities of color are defined as all other ethnicities other than Caucasian. Data is presented as a census block group with a percentage of people of color population >= 37%. 37% is chosen to mirror the national percentage of people of 14

Most Effective Basins Funding Allocations Rationale May 27, 2021 color. These definitions come from work completed by the CBP Diversity Workgroup where they provided “best professional judgement” in terms of interpreting two of the metrics (communities of color and low income) to help rank areas for composite conservation and restoration benefits.

Load Effectiveness for this analysis was completed in the exact same manner as it was described on page 3 of this document with one exception. These MEBs are the result of evaluating the effect of all nonpoint source loads of nitrogen instead of just loads of nitrogen from agriculture. Additionally, the scale used to determine these MEBs is the State-River basin segmentation that was described in the earlier analysis. Table 4 shows the list of Most effective basins that overlay the areas that have been identified as underrepresented communities.

Table 4 - Most effective basins by state that overlay the areas that have been identified as underrepresented communities

TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.)

123 DC Bull Run 8.93 0 4,086 20 152 DC Potomac River 8.09 401 30,511 14 165 DC Anacostia River 7.71 1380 37,452 18 186 DC Rock Creek 7.1 134 15,957 10 72 DE Nanticoke River 11 112513 1,009,792 91 Lower Eastern Shore Tidal 74 DE Drainage 10.96 100031 2,012,862 232 138 DE Deep Creek 8.37 3913 233,516 30 Upper Eastern Shore Tidal 187 DE Drainage 7.09 51447 148,987 36 Nanticoke River Gravelly 208 DE fork 6.68 0 293,556 42 Chester River Andover 258 DE Branch 5.19 7931 90,609 41 263 DE Choptank River 5.01 19601 192,267 82 273 DE Marshyhope Creek 4.78 18263 331,763 97 297 DE Pocomoke River 3.93 1048 112,126 35 308 DE Wicomico River 3.59 854 5,603 2 17 MD Little Pipe Creek 14.42 304558 517,846 83 Bloomington/Jennings 25 MD Randolph 13.64 10882 41,235 63 28 MD Susquehanna River 13.37 9581 65,361 28 Potomac River North 43 MD Branch 12.36 62959 136,977 157 48 MD Monocacy River 11.99 1008035 1,657,042 448 50 MD Linganore Creek 11.88 212204 380,907 89 58 MD Jones Falls 11.66 5654 170,604 58 Lower Western Shore Tidal 60 MD Drainage 11.64 27704 714,109 275 64 MD Big Pipe Creek 11.48 281098 507,253 109

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TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.) Middle Western Shore Tidal 66 MD Drainage 11.42 7177 332,988 118 76 MD Wills Creek 10.88 14380 44,297 61 99 MD Nanticoke River 9.71 53543 120,930 20 100 MD Winters Run 9.7 18598 186,226 58 102 MD Conococheague Creek 9.63 102907 282,130 66 106 MD Potomac River 9.6 320501 799,081 373 107 MD Big Elk Creek 9.56 4727 24,146 11 111 MD Great Seneca Creek 9.35 122870 214,447 102 Upper Western Shore Tidal 116 MD Drainage 9.29 42521 264,224 141 Middle Eastern Shore Tidal 119 MD Drainage 9.2 638248 1,771,391 348 124 MD Gunpowder Falls 8.92 84899 376,374 175 127 MD Georges Creek 8.75 14601 37,387 75 128 MD Choptank River 8.73 139913 551,765 108 Lower Patuxent Tidal 129 MD Drainage 8.65 75751 562,738 300 131 MD Antietam Creek 8.58 262951 641,720 178 132 MD Marshyhope Creek 8.52 221074 589,651 119 134 MD Loch Raven Dam 8.43 3790 45,168 31 140 MD Western Run 8.32 83020 295,407 118 144 MD Evitts Creek 8.2 5098 20,560 31 146 MD Little Northeast Creek 8.19 59312 161,058 48 148 MD Hunting Creek 8.16 203 44,248 26 153 MD Marsh Run 8.06 26001 78,497 21 Lower Potomac Tidal 154 MD Drainage 8.05 60460 716,945 428 157 MD Middle Patuxent River 7.92 89327 148,208 58 Lower Eastern Shore Tidal 166 MD Drainage 7.67 805230 1,713,780 454 North East Branch 168 MD Anacostia River 7.61 7435 103,822 75 172 MD Patuxent River 7.43 70154 259,029 176 174 MD Tuckahoe River 7.42 222241 657,718 150 178 MD Patapsco River 7.35 96286 355,979 204 182 MD Pocomoke River 7.19 817630 915,510 301 Upper Eastern Shore Tidal 183 MD Drainage 7.19 1181710 2,867,947 748 200 MD Nanjemoy Creek 6.79 1616 20,269 21 203 MD Clark Run 6.76 1239 20,188 15 204 MD Little Patuxent River 6.74 21926 133,591 102 214 MD Rock Creek 6.49 396 95,038 61 215 MD Gwynns Falls 6.47 0 110,370 65 16

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TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.) 216 MD Anacostia River 6.46 709 109,720 70 Chester River Unicorn 221 MD Branch 6.35 26473 79,499 20 222 MD St Marys River 6.35 0 32,454 25 224 MD Bynum Run 6.33 11961 44,528 23 226 MD Sideling Hill Creek 6.29 4677 13,142 24 237 MD Piscataway Creek 5.76 2168 61,462 62 240 MD Chicamacomico River 5.6 91524 273,450 86 242 MD Zekiah Swamp Run 5.57 376 93,876 93 243 MD Dividing Creek 5.56 66526 96,029 60 254 MD St Clement Creek 5.28 3203 29,529 18 259 MD McIntosh Run 5.11 0 33,166 29 Chester River Andover 265 MD Branch 4.99 65074 142,963 56 Patuxent River Western 280 MD Branch 4.63 4383 86,947 111 283 MD Gilbert Swamp Run 4.32 0 50,087 43 286 MD 4.29 0 43,290 56 296 MD Wicomico River 3.95 48457 96,780 36 298 MD Herring Run 3.9 823 31,535 30 311 MD Marumsco Creek 3.5 9569 45,893 13 318 MD Nanjemoy Creek 3.25 0 5,570 15 322 MD Whitemarsh Run 2.77 0 9,742 16 325 MD Rocky Gorge Dam 2.49 7010 40,633 54 332 MD Cabin John Creek 1.8 0 9,271 26 334 MD Brighton Dam 1.44 9619 23,246 44 383 MD Liberty Dam 0 0 13,636 164 98 NY Owego Creek 9.72 14266 21,236 13 145 NY Nanticoke Creek 8.2 78095 106,981 114 Tioughnioga River West 149 NY Branch 8.15 192589 180,026 104 156 NY Tioughnioga River 7.95 243695 220,389 208 164 NY Susquehanna River 7.72 682455 751,626 890 176 NY Chenango River 7.37 621464 577,651 614 210 NY Cayuta Creek 6.58 23557 96,211 140 231 NY Canasawacta Creek 6.02 43364 32,722 62 244 NY Seeley Creek 5.56 12349 65,279 58 246 NY Genegantslet Creek 5.53 52355 40,172 105 249 NY Chemung River 5.47 59803 286,829 369 253 NY Whitney Point Dam 5.31 86312 68,275 110 Tuscarora Creek North 255 NY Branch 5.28 9959 217,104 128 269 NY Otselic River 4.85 101934 75,310 147 17

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TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.) 278 NY Canisteo River 4.66 19149 371,587 328 279 NY Unadilla River 4.65 220318 184,086 338 284 NY Cohocton River 4.31 16816 731,255 604 288 NY Bennetts Creek 4.2 2413 83,267 96 312 NY Cowanesque River 3.42 3422 78,074 82 2 PA Black Creek 19.39 27953 63,440 62 3 PA Codorus Creek 19.11 9916 367,864 66 4 PA Safe Harbor Dam 17.51 107726 799,160 114 5 PA Chiques Creek 17.16 551740 1,857,828 126 6 PA Conestoga Creek 16.68 953008 3,007,086 278 8 PA Pequea Creek 16.12 403680 1,865,801 155 9 PA Shamokin Creek 16.08 12615 332,191 137 10 PA Mahanoy Creek 15.96 17014 382,719 157 11 PA Mill Creek 15.58 220956 668,640 56 12 PA Octoraro Creek 15.11 259512 1,974,658 176 14 PA Catawissa Creek 14.86 21243 301,544 153 18 PA Swatara Creek 14.32 219465 1,600,423 396 20 PA Cocalico Creek 14.1 303655 1,094,543 140 21 PA Mahantango Creek 14.08 124321 793,410 165 22 PA Roaring Creek 13.84 27979 330,495 88 24 PA Wiconisco Creek 13.8 181818 368,808 116 29 PA East Licking Creek 13.37 10549 76,561 46 32 PA Tuscarora Creek 13.08 38911 590,526 224 33 PA Sherman Creek 12.93 0 778,438 276 Codorus Creek South 35 PA Branch 12.81 45232 703,913 117 36 PA Buffalo Creek 12.79 28828 859,729 207 38 PA Juniata River 12.71 207199 1,992,742 767 40 PA Susquehanna River 12.62 1360081 4,779,581 2262 41 PA Penns Creek 12.59 107376 1,115,206 377 42 PA Fishing Creek 12.5 96073 653,637 271 51 PA Chillisquaque Creek 11.87 77137 545,406 112 52 PA Warrior Ridge Dam 11.87 15990 129,815 78 Susquehanna River West 53 PA Branch 11.78 348229 2,137,577 1745 55 PA Bald Eagle Creek 11.71 151794 600,282 383 59 PA Muddy Creek 11.66 50272 855,327 137 62 PA White Deer Creek 11.52 0 20,073 45 65 PA Cush Creek 11.46 94404 608,556 191 71 PA Little Juniata River 11.1 68670 728,326 343 73 PA Blacklog Creek 10.98 6420 77,292 73 77 PA Conodoguinet Creek 10.84 0 2,397,677 458 18

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TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.) 79 PA Big Elk Creek 10.73 88005 349,503 42 81 PA Bennett Branch 10.54 24401 96,810 377 82 PA Quittapahilla Creek 10.39 23640 643,461 77 Conococheague Creek West 83 PA Branch 10.37 0 1,212,735 198 88 PA Yellow Breeches Creek 10.05 0 744,883 220 92 PA Moshannon Creek 9.95 16234 149,836 274 96 PA Conococheague Creek 9.84 891 1,981,838 304 Juniata River Frankstown 97 PA Branch 9.81 1887 935,455 396 101 PA Bowman Creek 9.7 50820 60,678 120 105 PA Lycoming Creek 9.61 42472 199,800 273 108 PA Branch Creek 9.56 0 214,490 46 110 PA Cayuta Creek 9.53 2067 5,048 2 117 PA Pine Creek 9.24 57915 219,806 599 120 PA Licking Creek 9.19 27154 407,836 186 121 PA Conewago Creek 9.11 282392 1,775,750 510 122 PA Lackawanna River 9.07 33808 206,810 348 142 PA Spring Creek 8.29 94318 363,288 146 155 PA Antietam Creek East Branch 7.97 0 429,574 86 191 PA Marsh Creek 7.06 86013 488,599 161 205 PA Clearfield Creek 6.71 79414 252,376 393 Upper Eastern Shore Tidal 206 PA Drainage 6.69 8090 60,374 12 212 PA Chemung River 6.52 54098 87,980 92 218 PA Pine Creek West Branch 6.43 0 15,682 72 236 PA Raystown Dam 5.81 7711 166,013 209 Juniata River Raystown 294 PA Branch 4 44857 532,109 461 295 PA Yellow Creek 3.98 34887 255,064 96 303 PA Cowanesque River 3.81 49362 146,620 200 Lower Eastern Shore Tidal 30 VA Drainage 13.26 145008 1,224,541 219 57 VA Pocomoke River 11.67 5584 108,298 24 86 VA Great Wicomico River 10.26 59620 370,341 128 133 VA Sleepy Creek 8.52 0 15,459 20 135 VA South Branch Potomac 8.39 0 69,628 59 Potomac River South 151 VA Branch North Fork 8.11 577 7,336 38 Lower Potomac Tidal 160 VA Drainage 7.87 83589 563,421 470 Shenandoah River South 185 VA Fork 7.14 38566 1,299,039 618 195 VA Back Creek 6.98 751 155,817 309 19

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TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.) Lower Rappahannock Tidal 201 VA Drainage 6.78 157795 920,193 493 202 VA Opequon Creek 6.77 0 285,409 151 207 VA Potomac River 6.69 17613 531,346 351 225 VA North River 6.33 9180 234,747 53 228 VA Cat Point Creek 6.17 25753 122,328 72 229 VA Piscataway Creek 6.13 13600 83,603 53 Shenandoah River North 233 VA Fork 5.92 1239 1,926,715 860 239 VA Holmes Run 5.61 0 61,962 44 248 VA Accotink Creek 5.51 836 99,188 90 252 VA Cedar Creek 5.35 0 134,039 157 268 VA Goose Creek 4.93 97329 420,705 386 270 VA Rappahannock River 4.83 256598 1,267,547 965 271 VA Rapidan River 4.82 301931 717,999 499 281 VA Blacks Run 4.5 0 203,292 44 282 VA Middle River 4.47 53121 739,951 399 289 VA Occoquan Main Dam 4.17 0 28,272 35 291 VA South River 4.13 16798 383,962 353 292 VA Quantico Creek 4.1 0 5,971 27 293 VA Bull Run 4.07 0 136,794 195 302 VA Dry River 3.85 4683 555,965 323 304 VA Lower York Tidal Drainage 3.78 26447 685,580 433 305 VA Robinson River 3.7 72086 197,992 194 307 VA Broad Run 3.64 0 58,957 64 309 VA Hazel River 3.57 46550 152,599 194 313 VA Cedar Run 3.41 39942 175,121 225 314 VA Pamunkey Tidal Drainage 3.41 45583 97,991 85 317 VA Mattaponi Tidal Drainage 3.27 52660 126,133 91 321 VA Pamunkey River 3.07 0 59,318 261 323 VA Thornton River 2.54 20453 73,155 157 324 VA T. Nelson Elliott Dam 2.5 4685 30,924 74 326 VA Aquia Creek 2.42 0 18,173 56 327 VA Mattaponi River 2.33 0 102,082 402 331 VA Piankatank River 1.82 16619 81,111 137 333 VA James Tidal Drainage 1.64 65940 1,604,039 845 336 VA Piney River 1.41 7991 47,376 92 337 VA Jackson River 1.32 1250 59,344 267 338 VA North Anna River 1.32 0 70,490 134 340 VA Rockfish River 1.3 3768 57,292 155 341 VA Maracossic Creek 1.29 0 89,305 137 342 VA Rivanna River 1.27 3959 217,363 324 20

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TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.) 343 VA James River 1.25 84723 1,635,190 2232

344 VA South Rivanna Dam 1.25 0 51,126 52 349 VA Chickahominy River 1.14 5861 175,760 341 351 VA Cowpasture River 1.12 11367 57,674 354 352 VA Rivanna River North Fork 1.11 2413 110,296 177 353 VA South Anna River 1.11 16364 294,142 466 354 VA Dunlap Creek 1.1 0 22,053 138 355 VA Craig Creek 1.09 5095 54,625 267 357 VA Buffalo River 1.04 15970 93,580 219 359 VA Maury River 1.04 38010 235,249 444 360 VA Bullpasture River 1 4623 34,167 110 361 VA Willis River 0.96 31312 164,879 278 363 VA Deep Creek 0.88 13246 33,578 81 364 VA Appomattox River 0.86 43380 450,539 718 Chickahominy River 366 VA Reservoir 0.84 0 22,636 47 367 VA George F. Brasfield Dam 0.8 0 91,050 193 368 VA Gathright Dam 0.79 308 534 46 369 VA Little River 0.73 2278 37,549 118 370 VA Flat Creek 0.69 19377 147,793 141 371 VA Slate River 0.69 0 88,038 245 374 VA Calfpasture River 0.58 3584 19,486 141 375 VA North Anna Dam 0.56 11086 72,161 342 376 VA Bushy River 0.53 4697 44,519 155 377 VA Po river 0.52 0 51,186 256 378 VA Swift Creek 0.5 0 77,555 181 379 VA West Creek 0.49 0 129,339 205 380 VA Lake Mead Dam 0.41 5430 31,556 64 381 VA Western Branch Dam 0.41 13838 32,993 64 15 WV Stony River 14.59 2004 10,285 10 Mt. Storm Power Station 27 WV Dam/Stony River Dam 13.53 9634 58,170 49 Bloomington/Jennings 45 WV Randolph 12.21 1663 70,956 81 Potomac River North 47 WV Branch 12.06 18036 160,819 162 103 WV Sleepy Creek 9.63 16944 86,747 125 130 WV Cacapon river 8.63 3814 22,942 61 139 WV Potomac River 8.37 53672 433,956 320 Potomac River South 143 WV Branch 8.26 107838 573,565 543 150 WV Opequon Creek 8.13 31496 403,725 192 158 WV North River 7.89 13878 198,766 206 21

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TN Load Watershed TN TN Reductions Made Remaining to Size (sq. Rank Jurisdiction State-Rivers Effectiveness to Date Reduce mi.) 163 WV Reeds Creek 7.73 1563 18,853 65 Potomac River South 169 WV Branch North Fork 7.5 16538 113,755 212 189 WV Shenandoah River 7.08 12912 48,460 103 192 WV South Branch Potomac 7.06 43742 188,358 208 199 WV Patterson Creek 6.89 8666 197,903 282 209 WV Lost River 6.61 28724 297,585 414 213 WV Seneca Creek 6.5 1499 20,384 68 Potomac River South 238 WV Branch South Fork 5.63 28810 139,152 278 345 WV Dunlap Creek 1.25 5033 9,909 30

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